Dice Questions?

Jools

First Post

• Apr 3, 2010

• #271

I have a number of dice with Japanese/Chinese characters on them but I've never managed to find a D20. Have you seen one?

 

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Kevin Cook

Explorer

• Apr 3, 2010

• #272

darjr said:

Those Ironside die are very cool, same with the shapeways ones!

but how practical are they?

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I dont really intend to find out .. I suspect they are fairly sturdy .. but would need to be rolled on a soft surface

And I have never heard of that SJG game.

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According to BoardGameGeek ... X-Bugs was published by Dal Negro ... Darwin Project ... Fanpro ... Nexus .. and finally Steve Jackson Games ... Apparently it was very popular in Europe

Jools said:

I have a number of dice with Japanese/Chinese characters on them but I've never managed to find a D20. Have you seen one?

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Jools ... I too have never seen a kanji or katakana d20 ... If I ever find one (and can purchase it) it will be on THIS PAGE

 

Last edited: Apr 3, 2010

Aus_Snow

First Post

• Apr 20, 2010

• #273

Hey, just wondering how difficult (and/or expensive) it might be to purchase a few usable normal-sized glass polyhedrals. Some of those that you have are really pretty, IMO.

But, how practical are they, for gaming? I love the look of (some of) them, but if I literally couldn't (i.e., shouldn't) use them, I wouldn't bother.

 

Kevin Cook

Explorer

• Apr 21, 2010

• #274

Aus_Snow said:

Hey, just wondering how difficult (and/or expensive) it might be to purchase a few usable normal-sized glass polyhedrals. Some of those that you have are really pretty, IMO.

But, how practical are they, for gaming? I love the look of (some of) them, but if I literally couldn't (i.e., shouldn't) use them, I wouldn't bother.

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Well .. as you pointed out .. not many are usable ... I think the Crystal Caste Hackmaster Honor dice are the only ones I would use on a regular basis

All the others would need some sort of cushion material if they were to be rolled with any regularity

 

Zander

Explorer

• Apr 22, 2010

• #275

Jools,

I have a d20 that has the kanji for 'good luck' on 19 sides and 'bad luck' on the 20th. It's meant for fortune telling.

As far as I know, no one makes a d20 marked 1 - 20 in Japanese. I've searched several times for one in Tokyo but haven't had any luck.

Zander

 

Kevin Cook

Explorer

• Apr 23, 2010

• #276

ZANDER! ... its good to see you back online (and communicating) again

 

Kevin Cook

Explorer

• May 1, 2010

• #277

April 2010 Highlights

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post



Click on the die number 30000 in the collection above for highlights of dice added in April 2010
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JediSoth

Voice Over Artist & Author

Epic

• May 5, 2010

• #278

This is the geekiest article I've ever seen on a science website: Densest Dice Packing.

 

Kevin Cook

Explorer

• May 5, 2010

• #279

JediSoth said:

This is the geekiest article I've ever seen on a science website: Densest Dice Packing.

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LOL .. that is too cool .. thanks for the link

 

Kevin Cook

Explorer

• Jun 2, 2010

• #280

May 2010 Highlights

If you are not interested in new or rare dice that were inventoried this month ... Please ignore this post



Click on the Shapeways artist JVO's fantastic D6 above for highlights of dice added in May 2010
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